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Please Note: Our offices and factory are now closed until Monday 5th January when we will be pleased to deal with any queries that have arisen during the holiday period.

During the holiday our Gift Cards may still be ordered for any last minute orders and will be sent automatically by email direct to your recipient - see here: Gift Cards

Drift Bridge, The Parade c.1955
Photo ref: D221022
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More about this scene

The photographer has gone uphill to look past the shopping parade in all its mock-Tudor timber-framed glory to the crossroads with Reigate Road and Fir Tree Road opposite. Note the old police telephone box by the junction.

A Selection of Memories from Drift Bridge

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Drift Bridge

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I was too young in the 1950’s to use the Hotel and pub but I learnt to ride at the Driftbridge Stables, that used the land, stables and coach houses from when the hotel had been a Coaching Inn. Having learnt to ride on Nutmeg, I progressed to Toby. When I was more competent I was permitted to progress from the one hour rides over Epsom Downs to the weekly two hour ride and I would ride Penny, a chestnut mare and ...see more